On the forest fire front in France, the past summer was far less catastrophic than the previous year. Despite the hot weather, the country has flared less: 14,558 hectares burned since the beginning of the year, compared to 72,000 last year, over the same period. But for the National Federation of Firefighters of France (FNSPF), which organizes this Wednesday its 129th national congress in Toulouse, this is only a truce. It could even be the calm before the storm. For its president, Jean-Paul Bosland, climate change dangerously reshuffles the cards. "The fire season is no longer confined to summer but starts in February in the South," he recalls. And natural disasters - hailstorms, tornadoes... - will multiply.
But while the barracks should be crowded in anticipation of these difficult years, the teams, on the contrary, are falling apart. Being a firefighter is no longer as dreamy. "In professional firefighters...
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